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The first version to chart was recorded on June 11, 1940 by the Ink Spots featuring Bill Kenny and released by Decca Records as catalog number 3258B,[1] with the flip side "Whispering Grass".[2] The recording reached #2 on the chart that year. The Ink Spots' version of the song was also used as the opening theme for the first game of the Fallout franchise.

Bobby Byrne and his orchestra also charted with the song that year, reaching #19. His version was recorded on July 19, 1940, with a vocal by Jimmy Palmer, and released by Decca as catalog number 3392A.[1] The flip side was "One Look at You".[2]

A recording by the Sammy Kaye orchestra, with Tommy Ryan as vocalist, was recorded on May 31, 1940 and released by Victor as catalog number 26643.[1] The flip side was "Blueberry Hill".[4]

The Bob Chester orchestra, with a vocal by Dolores O'Neill, also recorded the song. Their version, recorded May 17, 1940 was released by Bluebird Records as catalog number 10752.[1] The flip side was "Pushin' the Conversation Along".[3]

The song was revived as a duet by Perry Como and Eddie Fisher, recorded on May 13, 1952,[6] which was released by RCA Victor Records, with the flip side "Watermelon Weather," as a 78 rpm single (catalog number 20-4744)[7] and a 45 rpm single (catalog number 47-4744) in the United States reaching #3 on the charts[6] in 52. This recording with the same flip side was also issued by HMV Records in the United Kingdom as a 78 rpm single, catalog number B-10289.[6]

The Ink Spots' version is used as the opening theme to the 1997 video game Fallout. Another Ink Spots song, I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire, was originally going to be used, but licensing issues forced them to use Maybe as a replacement. The song also appears on a radio station in Fallout 3.